Reconstruction
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
Why was the 19th century called the "Gilded Age?" What made it "Gilded?"
It appeared prosperous on the surface but had underlying problems (widening of gap between rich and poor, issues with overcrowding in cities, rise of nativism, etc.)
President during WWI
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
Alcohol was made illegal during this time called
Prohibition
Provide one cause of WWII
Treaty of Versailles, Rise of dictators, appeasement, etc.
Which amendment abolished slavery?
What is the 13th amendment?
Journalists who exposed societal issues during the progressive era
Who are the Muckrakers?
List out the MAIN causes of WWI
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
List some of the unintended consequences of prohibition
Rise in organized crime, speakeasies, bootlegging, etc.
Holocaust
Laws that limited the rights of African Americans
What are black codes?
What did the term "Robber barons" refer to?
Powerful, wealthy businessmen, often seen as corrupt
Why was trench warfare necessary during WWI?
New technology introduced, like the machine gun, made it necessary to fight a defensive war
Name given to the day of the stock market crash
Black Tuesday
Attack on the US on Dec 7th, 1941 that led to US involvement in WWII
Pearl Harbor
What was the significance of the Supreme Court Case Plessy v Ferguson?
It legalized "separate but equal" segregation
What was one major effect of urbanization during the Gilded Age?
Increased pollution, crime rates, poor sanitation, overcrowding of cities, etc.
What was the purpose of Wilson's Fourteen Points?
To outline peace terms after WWI--Wilson's personal plans for peace
Provide 2 causes of the Great Depression
Overproduction of goods, unequal distribution of wealth, stock market speculation, buying on margin
Why did the US drop atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
To force Japan's surrender and end the war
What was the purpose of amnesty?
To forgive/pardon and reintegrate confederates
What were the three C's of Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal program?
Conservation, Control of Corporations, Consumer Protection
Explain the effects the Treaty of Versailles had on Germany
Harsh reparations--hurt their economy; Kaiser steps down--> rise in radical ideology and political instability--leaves Germany bitter and lends them to turn to someone like Hitler
What were the 3 R's of FDR's New Deal program
Recovery, Relief, and Reform
What was different about warfare in WWII compared to WWI?
Trench warfare was not the dominant way in which fighting occurred. WWII was much more mobile, use of blitzkrieg